noun:

• Tochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure) ➜ 杜仲

noun:

• tea gathering (for the tea ceremony)
• some matter concerning tea
• family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; to locate; to identify
• to stab to death - archaism ➜ 突き殺す

noun / ~する noun:

• ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself)
• going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly

particle:

• -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going") - as …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs
• doing such things as... - used adverbially
• expresses a command - as …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the ren'youkei forms of a repeated verb

auxiliary verb:

• to be ［たり］ - from とあり, after a noun - archaism ➜ たる
• indicates completion or continuation of an action ［たり］ - from 〜てあり, after the ren'youkei form of a verb - archaism

noun:

• last spurt; home stretch; last part of a race or period of time where you give it your best effort

noun:

• random attacker, e.g. person who randomly attacks people on the street; slasher
• demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by - original meaning

noun:

• black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice
• charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables

noun:

• stupa-shaped stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one cho (approx. 109 meters) on a temple approach ➜ 町石

noun:

• weight-loss diet accompanied by meticulous notes about when and what one has eaten - From English "recording diet" ➜ レコダイ

adverb:

• straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly; at once

noun:

• note written on the reverse of the right side of an ancient document (memorandum or explanation of the contents) - archaism

noun / ~する noun:

• rōnin; ronin; masterless samurai
• waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination ［浪人］

noun:

• person out of work; jobless person ［浪人］
• wanderer; drifter ［浪人］ - orig. meaning - archaism

noun:

• standard measurement for the distance between pillars in eastern Japan (approx. 182 cm) ➜ 京間
• Kanto-size tatami mat (approx. 176 cm by 88 cm) ➜ 京間

noun:

• standard measurement for the distance between pillars in eastern Japan (approx. 182 cm) ➜ 田舎間
• Kanto-size tatami mat (approx. 176 cm by 88 cm) ➜ 田舎間

noun:

• dried lacquer
• dry lacquer (technique); kanshitsu; technique for making objects (vessels, sculptures, statues, etc.) from many layers of hemp cloth soaked with lacquer

expression:

• to do or not to do

noun / ~する noun:

• Galapagosization; widespread design of Japanese products (e.g. cell phones) specifically for the domestic market, which are therefore unsuccessful overseas and also vulnerable to competition from imports - because the Galapagos contains many endemic species

noun:

• older brother; elder brother - honorific language ➜ お兄さん
• brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship)
• young man; buddy; fella; laddie - vocative

noun:

• national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)

noun:

• two-dimensional complex; people more interested in two-dimensional (i.e. anime or manga) girls than real people

noun:

• speech balloon (in a comic strip); speech bubble
• blowoff; effusion; blowing; venting
• blowing (of a seasonal or climatic wind)

noun:

• reference materials; specimen for reference; reference item; specimen